Events Manager <= 7.3.7.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'dbem_data[updates]' Array Keys
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.7.4 via the em_options_save function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. The stored traversal key is subsequently executed via an include_once() call that fires on every admin_init invocation — including unauthenticated admin-ajax.php requests — meaning once the malicious key is stored by an administrator, the inclusion is triggered without any further authentication or capability check.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| netweblogic | Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! | up to 7.3.7.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! Vendornetweblogic Affected up to 7.3.7.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14280
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrx3-phxr-v64f
References
Other 10
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aead557d-aec9-4218-9e5f-01b58432486f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L405
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L405
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L56
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L400
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L56
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L400
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4&new_path=/events-manager/tags/7.4
More netweblogic vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-01647 Meta Tag Manager <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-10431 SQL injection in netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-02368 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login With Ajax plugin before 3.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-09132 Missing authorization in netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-12645 SQL injection in netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-14280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14280 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrx3-phxr-v64f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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